Horseshoe.



No. 725,736. PATENTED APR. 21, 1903.

J. MARION. HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

Witn.esses: 'jz flz lnventor v By 7( I Attorneys NlTED STATES JOSEPHMARION, QF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 725,736, dated April21, 1903. Application filed September 18, 1902. Serial No. 128,827. (Nomodel.)

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MARION, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Holyoke, county of Hampden, State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Horseshoes; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to nailless hors'eshoes, and my object is toproduce ahorseshoe which can be solidly attached to the horses footwithout the'use of nails or otherwise breaking or injuring the hoof ofthe horse and to avoid the many ill consequences that are induced by thecommon form of shoe.

In my improved shoe n0 nails are employed, and the hoof is thereforepreserved entire, and, moreover, may be removed and replaced with thegreatest ease whenever necessary.

My invention consists in the arrangement and combinations hereinafterdescribed, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l isa perspective View of my improved shoe as applied to a horses hoof. Fig.2 is a perspective of the shoe removed from the hoof.

The same numerals of reference denote like parts in both figures of thedrawings.

The shoe embodies an ordinary curved solepiece 3 of the usual form,adapted to surround the outer margin of the lower surface of the hoofand on which the same is adapted to rest. To the outer margin of thissole are attached at five different points thereof three sets of straps,designated, respectively, 4, 5, and 6. The single strap 4 is riveted toan ear 7, rising from the front extremity or toe of the sole, and itsupper end is formedwith .a recurved hook or eye 8. The intermediatestraps 5 are likewise attached, by means of rivets 9, to a pair of ears10 at the sides of the shoe, and these straps extend up around the frontportion of the hoof to meet each other in the center, where they have apair of upstanding apertured ears 11, through which and through the eye8 passes a small bolt 12, which secures the shoe together on the foot ofthe horse, this bolt having, preferably, a screwhead 13 and a D-shapedlock-nut 14, which is prevented from turning by striking against thebody of the strap 5. The rear pair of straps 6 are likewise connected tothe extremities of the sole 3 and extend around the lateral portions ofthe hoof and are riveted at their ends to the st raps 5 near the upperends of the latter, as shown at 15.

The mode of attachment is readily seen, this being simply the insertionof the hoof between the straps 4:, 5, and 6 and the setting of the bolt12 in place. The shoe is held in position with the utmost security, andyet it can be readily removed and replaced by any one, so that thenecessity of a blacksmith is dispensed with. Moreover, in the cases ofhorses having sore or tender feet these shoes can be removed everyevening, if desired, or whenever the horse is turned out to pasture.

It may be observed that the straps 4, 5, and 6 should be made of thebest materials, preferably spring-steel, which will render them less aptto break and make the shoe easier to be inserted and replaced.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawings the preferred form of myinvention, it will be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise form shown, for many of the details may be changed in form orposition without affecting the operativeness or utility of my invention,and I therefore reserve the right to make all such modifications as areincluded within the scope of the following claims or of mechanicalequivalents to the structures set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is.-.

1. A horseshoe comprising a sole portion of horseshoe form, a pair ofintermediate side straps secured to the sides of the sole and adapted tobe secured at their ends over the upper side of the hoof of the horse,and a pair of lateral straps secured to, the rear ends of the sole atone end and to said side straps at the other end, substantially asdescribed.

2. A horsehoe comprising a sole portion .of horseshoe form, a pair ofintermediate side straps secured to the sides of the sole and adapted tobe secured at their ends over the upper side of the hoof of the horse, apair of lateral straps secured to the rear ends of the sole at one endand to said side straps at the other end, and a toe-strap 4 secured atthe central front port-ion of the sole at one end and to the junction ofsaid'side straps at the other end, substantially as described.

3. A nailless horseshoe comprising a sole portion adapted to underliethe hoof of the horse, a pair of lateral straps secured at intermediatepoints of. the sole portion at the outer edge thereof and adapted toextend over the hoof of the horse, a pair of apertnred ears formed atthe free ends of said side straps, a bolt adapted to pass through saidears and to secure them together, and a pair of lateral straps securedat their rear ends to the rear of the sole portion and at their forwardends to said side straps, substantially as described.

4. A nailless horseshoe comprising a sole portion adapted to underliethe hoof of the horse, a pair of lateral straps secured at intermediatepoints of the sole portion at the outer edge thereof and adapted toextend over the hoof of the horse, a pair ofapertured ears formed at thefree ends of said side straps, a bolt adapted to pass through said earsand to secure them together, a pair of lateral straps secured at theirrear ends to the rear of the sole portion and at their forward ends tosaid side straps, and a toe-strap extending from the central outerportion of the sole to the junction of said side straps, and having aneye through which said bolt passes, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH MARION.

\Vitnesses:

W. J. HOWES, THOMAS STANSFIELD.

